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Welcome to Save Maer Hills |
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Important planning news 12th July 2008
Planning application validated, comments to be received by 1st August 2008
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Public meeting being held at Aston village hall.
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Forthcoming Events.
The Maer Hills plans will be on display for a limited period. Click here for further details.
Maer Hills is a beauty spot located to the western edge of the North Staffordshire conurbation, made famous by Charles Darwin, with its public footpaths enabling people from far and wide to appreciate its tranquility, views and wildlife - see our gallery.
Claymoss Properties plan to build a wind farm consisting of four 120M (400ft) high wind turbines and a holiday village comprising of two hotels, 800 lodges, a shopping and entertainment complex, a golf course and car parks in the woodland of Maer Hills.
The Maer Hills Protection Group was formed in 1992 to protect the landscape, wildlife habitat and public amenity of Maer Hills, which is under threat once again from inappropriate development.
On this website you will find information which should help you make a considered opinion as to whether the Wind Farm and Holiday Village should be built in this location. If you agree with the Protection Group then go to the Contact Us page and join us.
Government Petition
If you believe that there should be at least 2Km distance between houses and commercial wind turbines, please click here to sign the petition on the Prime Minister's website.
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Location of Maer Hills |
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Jumbo Jet vs. Turbine |
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Over 100 people attended a Public Meeting at Whitmore Village Hall.
They heard an update from the Protection Group about the latest situation with the proposed development for Maer Hills and an indication of the sheer scale, size and potential impact on the residents of the surrounding area.
They also heard two remarkable accounts of what life can be like for people living near wind turbines. |
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Recently featured on BBC Midlands today was a walk through Maer Hills.
Bob Hockenhull invited Midlands Today viewers to send him their favourite routes. He picked out four of the best and joined the nominees on location.
Bob's second walk was chosen by Barbara Tommey. She's lived in the Maer Hills to the west of Newcastle under Lyme for 16 years and the area around her home is her favourite route for taking a stroll.
You can read all about the walk on the BBC website. Click here. Maer Hills is Walk 2. |
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